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Tag Archives: North America

Is it legal to own a raccoon in Texas?

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 18, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 18, 2021
Raccoon

It is perfectly legal to own or have custody of a raccoon in Texas. There is no law preventing a person from owning a raccoon as a pet in Texas as at the date of this article.

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Posted in Animal laws | Tagged america, animal law, animal laws, North America, raccoon, Texas | Leave a reply

China or America: poor parenting and poor pet ownership is the major cause of dog bites

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 15, 2020 by MikeBDecember 15, 2020
Child and dog

A study conducted in China in 2016 looked at the risk of dog bites and cat scratches in two cities; one a medium-sized city, Shantou, and the other a large conurbation, Shenzhen. The general conclusion that I have to draw … Continue reading →

Posted in dog behaviour | Tagged China, dog bites, dogs, human to cat relationship, human to dog relationship, North America, pets, study

Most kittens are declawed before they are 8 months old

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 27, 2020 by MikeBNovember 27, 2020
Declawing is like this

In the tweet on this page, The Paw Project is saying that the reason why kittens are being declawed at such a young age is to avoid owners being scratched but if they were trained in those early years beyond … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal cruelty | Tagged america, animal cruelty, cats, declawing, kittens, North America, veterinarian

Foot-long hammerhead worm looks like an alien species

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 26, 2020 by MikeBNovember 26, 2020
Hammerhead worm

Gardeners in Georgia, USA have reported seeing what looks like an alien species: a worm that looks like a snake about 12 inches long with a hammerhead like a hammerhead shark. It is also known as the shovel-headed worm. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Invertebrates | Tagged invasive species, invertebrates, news, non-native species, North America, worms

American Veterinary Medical Association condemns declawing of wild cats and condones declawing of domestic cats?

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 25, 2020 by MikeBNovember 26, 2020
Recently declawed cat

Late in the day, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) decided to condemn the declawing of wild cats because they couldn’t see any reason for doing it. There is positively no reason for declawing wild cats. Therefore they have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Feline Health | Tagged america, AVMA, Canada, declawing, domestic cats, North America, veterinarian, wild cats

Reintroducing gray wolves into Colorado

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 8, 2020 by MikeBDecember 14, 2020
Grey wolf

It’s fresh off the press, grey wolves are to be reintroduced into Colorado. It was a narrow vote in favour. They’ll be introduced into the southern Rockies where there’s plenty of habitat. It seems that people are becoming more sensitive … Continue reading →

Posted in wolf | Tagged Colorado, good news, news, North America, rewilding, wolf, wolves

Spitz-type dogs were bred for wool

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 2, 2020 by MikeBNovember 2, 2020
American Eskimo dog - a spitz-type dog

The primary reason for the existence of dogs and cats nowadays is that they are companions to humans. They entertain us, make us happier and more relaxed. However, Rhys Blakely, The Times’ science correspondence writes today that there was a … Continue reading →

Posted in working dogs | Tagged dog history, history, North America, working animals, working dogs

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